Chapter 152 Tying Shoelaces

Xiao Ruoyi smiled at her: "So smart!"

Lin Xiyin couldn't help but look at Huo Xianyang.

Huo Xianyang had already walked to Xiao Ruoyi's side and poured her a glass of water: "Drink some, don't choke."

Lin Xiyin touched her forehead, thinking that Huo Xianyang was beyond saving.

Not only did he fail to persuade Xiao Ruoyi, but it seems he was also led astray by her.

Huo Xianyang called the hospital and made an appointment to go there the next morning.

Xiao Ruoyi said, "I won't eat here tonight. You can put the food in the refrigerator."

"Why aren't you eating? I bought so much."

"It's inconvenient for him to be here, I'm going back to my place."

Lin Xiyin didn't insist on keeping him; she glanced at Huo Xianyang.

The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. Hopefully, Huo Xianyang can put in extra effort today to persuade Xiao Ruoyi to change her mind.

Huo Xianyang smiled at her, understanding what she meant, but he was powerless to help.

He has always indulged and spoiled Xiao Ruoyi.

After the two left, Lin Xiyin's mind went blank for a while before she finally packed up her things and put them in the refrigerator.

Even after Huo Xianyang returned, he still couldn't change Xiao Ruoyi's mind about having a miscarriage.

Forget it, she decided to stop thinking about it. Some things are just destined to remain unchanged.

Not long after, Aunt Zhao returned with some seafood. Upon learning that Xiao Ruoyi had left, the two of them were distressed by the pile of seafood.

They could never finish eating it all.

In the end, there was no other way but to let Aunt Zhao do it and distribute it to the neighbors next door.

That evening, Xiao Ruoyi called: "Ruanruan, you can go to work as usual tomorrow. You don't need to worry about things here."

Lin Xiyin asked her, "Did Attorney Huo say when he's going back?"

Xiao Ruoyi glanced at the man peeling shrimp for her beside her and said, "He said he won't be going back anytime soon. So, you don't need to worry about me, he'll take care of me."

Lin Xiyin said, "I won't care about anything after that, but I'll still go with you for the surgery tomorrow."

Xiao Ruoyi knew she was worried and couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she said, "Okay, then go directly to the hospital. I'll send you the location."

Lin Xiyin had just hung up the phone when it rang again; it was Chi Tianlin calling.

He said, "I'll go pick up Youyou. Whatever you want to eat, I'll buy it for you."

Lin Xiyin said, "I bought a lot of groceries today, and we have everything we need at home."

Chi Tianlin asked, "Why did you buy so many vegetables?"

It's impossible to explain in a single sentence, and Lin Xiyin has no intention of talking about Xiao Ruoyi's matter.

She asked, "I bought too much. Do you want to have dinner together?"

“Okay,” Chi Tianlin said. “I’m free tonight anyway.”

Lin Xiyin also wanted to talk to him about Pei Muye's visit to him.

When Aunt Zhao heard that Chi Tianlin was coming to eat, she went into the kitchen with a big smile to prepare dinner.

Chi Tianlin is very good at coaxing people, especially Aunt Zhao, who is her age. He can easily make her very happy by saying a few nice words.

The four of them sat at the dining table in the evening, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Especially with little Lin Youxing lightening the mood, laughter frequently drifted out of the house.

After dinner, Chi Tianlin didn't stay long, and Lin Xiyin saw him downstairs.

"If Pei Muye contacts you in the future, go out with him if you feel it's convenient for you. If you don't want to, then ignore him."

Chi Tianlin said, "I'm ignoring him from now on. Who does he think he is? He even thanked me. Do I need his thanks?"

Lin Xiyin laughed and said, "Yes, there's no need. We're friends, closer than he is."

“That’s right!” Chi Tianlin laughed as well: “I won’t pay any attention to him anymore.”

Lin Xiyin said, "He is Lin Youxing's father, and only his father."

Chi Tianlin asked her seriously, "Are you really not planning to get back together with him?"

Lin Xiyin said, "I am very satisfied with my current life. I haven't thought about dating, let alone marriage. I dare not say what will happen in the future, but at present, I have no plans."

“That’s right. Enjoy life. Why do you have to get married?” Chi Tianlin said. “That’s a shackle, a tomb. Only a fool would go in.”

Lin Xiyin looked at him: "You can't say that. I can only do this because I have Youyou. As for you, don't your family pressure you to get married?"

"I'm not getting married because I haven't met the right person," Chi Tianlin said. "Like you said, who dares to say what will happen in the future?"

Lin Xiyin watched him drive away, then turned to go upstairs.

"Yinyin."

She turned around and saw Pei Muye's car.

He parked further away today; he must have seen Chi Tianlin leave before he drove over.

"Why are you here?" Lin Xiyin asked him. "Have you eaten?"

“I just got here,” Pei Muyi said as he got out of the car. “I came over after finishing a social engagement and had some food.”

"You want to see Youyou?" Lin Xiyin said, "Then I'll go upstairs and ask him to come down."

"good."

Lin Xiyin went upstairs. Lin Youxing was looking at a picture book, and Aunt Zhao was tidying up the kitchen.

She told her aunt and then took Lin Youxing's hand as they went downstairs.

Lin Xiyin hadn't lived here long and didn't know many people, but when she delivered seafood today, she managed to become acquainted with a few of her neighbors.

One of the women, a kind woman in her sixties, was probably out for a stroll with her grandson. When she saw Lin Xiyin, she greeted her.

"Teacher Lin!"

Lin Xiyin did not say that she was a university professor, but only that she was a teacher.

So the aunt called her teacher.

"Auntie, have you eaten?"

The auntie smiled and said, "You've already eaten, so the three of you came down to digest? Is this the child's father? Oh my, the child looks just like his father!"

Pei Muye wasn't used to exchanging pleasantries with people, and he didn't know how to handle it, especially since the other person was such a warm-hearted aunt.

Lin Xiyin said, "Yes, this is the child's father. He does look quite like him. Auntie, you have a good eye."

They chatted for a few more minutes before parting ways.

Pei Muye looked down at her.

The chance encounter just now didn't seem to have any effect on Lin Xiyin.

But the woman said they were a family of three, and she didn't refute it.

He was very happy.

Even though he knew that Lin Xiyin just didn't want to explain further, after all, they were just neighbors.

Moreover, giving the other party this kind of understanding will also benefit Youyou's future growth.

Otherwise, children from divorced families will more or less be perceived as special by others.

"From now on, I will come to visit you and the children whenever I have time."

Lin Xiyin said, "When you have time, you can come and spend more time with the child. You and he are not very familiar with each other yet. Once you are more familiar with each other, I won't need to mediate between you."

She wouldn't stop him from visiting the children, but she also wouldn't take the opportunity to have too much contact with him.

She would let things take their course from now on; she didn't want to start a new relationship just because of the child.

Pei Muyi understood the implication in her words, but he said nothing, only saying, "Okay."

The little guy had a good impression of Pei Muye, but he wasn't very enthusiastic.

Chi Tianlin had just left, and compared to his godfather, he still preferred him.

After all, they had been together for several years, and Chi Tianlin often bought him gifts.

I've only met this uncle two or three times, and he's not very interesting.

Lin Youxing wasn't very interested in him.

After playing with their child downstairs for more than half an hour, they prepared to go back.

Pei Muye went home, took out his childhood photo album to look at, and took a few more photos.

“I’ll send you the photos, take a look,” Pei Muye said. “Youyou really looks like me when I was little.”

After getting home, giving Youyou a bath, and putting him to sleep, Lin Xiyin finally had time to check her phone.

Pei Muye sent me several photos of him as a child.

They look about 70-80% alike.

If you weren't particularly familiar with the two of them, you'd probably think they were cut from the same mold.

Lin Xiyin replied to him: "It does look quite similar."

Pei Muyi had already gone back and taken a shower, and was waiting for Lin Xiyin's reply with his phone in hand.

He finally received her message and immediately typed: Looks a lot like her. Are you done with your work?

Lin Xiyin replied: I'm done with my work. Youyou just fell asleep.

Before she could get a reply, she asked: "If you need to tell your dad about Youyou, I have no objection."

Pei Muye paused while typing.

He never intended to use the child to coerce Lin Xiyin into doing anything, nor did he intend to take the child away from Lin Xiyin.

But Pei Yaohai is a different story.

Who knows what he'll do?

Pei Muye deleted what he had just typed and replied again.

He said: This matter is not urgent, there is no need to tell him specifically.

Lin Xiyin was just telling him; it wouldn't influence his thoughts.

She said: Okay, you can arrange it, I'll cooperate anytime.

Pei Muye asked: How is Xiao Ruoyi? Can you go to the fashion show the day after tomorrow?

Lin Xiyin thought that if Xiao Ruoyi had surgery, she definitely wouldn't be able to go the day after tomorrow.

She didn't want to go either.

But then she thought, since Xiao Ruoyi is having surgery, perhaps she could take this opportunity to buy her some clothes.

Even if Xiao Ruoyi can't go, she can still go and support her friend.

She replied: I can go.

Pei Muye said: Then I'll go too, can we go together?

Lin Xiyin replied: I'll send you a message when I arrive.

Pei Muye wanted to come and pick her up, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

He needs to take it slow.

He had no excuse to get close to her before, but now that he has a project and a child, he will have many more opportunities to get close to her in the future.

No rush, take your time.

Lin Xiyin sent a message to Huo Xianyang early the next morning.

Huo Xianyang replied to her: She's still sleeping. I'll take her to the hospital later.

Lin Xiyin said: See you then.

Xiao Ruoyi slept until after nine o'clock. Anyway, the hospital was her own, so she could go anytime. Huo Xianyang had told them in advance to wait.

Xiao Ruoyi woke up, but didn't do anything herself. Huo Xianyang dressed her and then carried her to wash up.

Xiao Ruoyi couldn't even open her eyes; she only felt a little better after washing her face.

When Huo Xianyang drove her to the hospital, she fell asleep again in the passenger seat.

When they arrived at the hospital, Huo Xianyang couldn't bear to wake her up.

But after checking the time, he still called her.

Xiao Ruoyi paused for a moment before getting out of the car.

After taking a couple of steps, I realized my shoelaces were undone.

Before she could move, Huo Xianyang had already knelt down on one knee and started tying her shoelaces.

This wasn't the first time; Xiao Ruoyi was used to it.

Just then, a couple walked by, and the girl whispered, "Wow, look how good that man is to his wife!"

The boy said, "His wife must be pregnant!"

The girl said, "Can't I tie my shoelaces if I'm not pregnant? Do I have to be pregnant before you tie my shoelaces?"

The boy immediately begged for mercy.

Xiao Ruoyi heard everything, and couldn't help but smile.

Huo Xianyang tied his shoelaces, didn't get up, and looked up at her.

Their eyes met, and they both smiled.